BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE
Marin Independent Journal: "Marin City preschool marks opening of new site"
Supporters of the Horizon Community School in Marin City are celebrating the completion of its new $2.7 million campus.
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With three classrooms, each with its own kitchen, as well as administrative offices, gardens and two large outdoor play areas geared for youngsters of specific ages, the campus is a haven for the area’s youngest residents.
Horizon Community School
Horizon Community School is the result of an innovative public private partnership among Marin Horizon School, Sausalito Marin City School District, and other community organizations. The Marin City campus opened its doors to an inaugural class of 12 two-year-olds on August 23, 2017.
The partnership honors the Marin Horizon School mission to foster and respect diversity within the local community and the world, provides real-world experiences that promote collaboration and multicultural respect, and aligns with the school's overall strategic plan to build relationships outside of its immediate community.
Horizon Community School believes that education is a cooperative endeavor between families and educators, and this special program features monthly family activities and educational programs to promote play, learning, and healthy routines both at school and at home.
Program & Faculty
Our program offers a culturally competent, Montessori-inspired curriculum in a nurturing environment that promotes cognitive, social and emotional development.
The school day includes exploration of the senses and activities to advance practical life skills, acquisition of language and mathematical skills, as well as a sense of order. Sensorial materials are rotated frequently and become increasingly complex throughout the year. Imaginative play is encouraged, and learning is fun and purposeful.
Apply to HCS
Horizon Community School is currently accepting applications for Marin City residents 18–36 months old. You can download the application here.
To request a paper copy of the application, please contact
Angie Evans at 415-619-3997 or angie@marinhorizon.org.
Please return your completed application to:
Marin Horizon School
Attn: Angie Evans
305 Montford Ave
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Monthly tuition is determined by your household income.
Mission
Horizon Community School is an early childhood education program that advances educational equity and social justice. We leverage public and private resources with Marin City community expertise to prepare children for academic success.
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Vision
Equitable high-quality early childhood education in a model of community partnership.
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Values
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Partnership – We partner with families, educators, and community members and value each other’s voices in our decision making.
Kindness – We respect and honor each other, listen with empathy, and seek to understand each other’s perspectives.
Cultural Emphasis – We recognize that each child brings a unique cultural background to the classroom and value these contributions of our children, families, and community.
Transformative Leadership – We maintain high standards in our research-informed pedagogy. We develop and support passionate educators who exude the joy of learning, reflect the community we serve and mentor others to teach our students effectively.
About Horizon Community School
Cerella H. (HCS Parent)
"HCS has created a stable foundation of learning and friendship for our son. He wakes up excited to go to school every day and comes home teaching us something new. As parents, we are appreciative and empowered by the parent engagement nights, which have given us tools to our son’s journey in life."
Message from the Executive Director
I am incredibly proud to call Horizon Community School a life-changing force for the Marin City Community.
Eight years ago, we made a commitment to the families of Marin City to help lift up the community through quality early childhood education. From the get-go, we knew Horizon Community School would be here for the long haul. We knew that an impactful education includes so much more than learning to read, write, add, subtract. It includes social and emotional growth; play and fun; warm and nurturing relationships with teachers; celebrating students’ cultures, similarities and differences; healthy food and exercise; identifying and accessing care for learning differences; and advancing our teachers’ careers.
We built this program with intention, and we have now built our new campus with the same level of attentiveness and dedication. Our new school, scheduled to open in January, represents the deep roots we have cultivated in the community—with our families and caregivers, students, staff, volunteers and donors.
How do I feel HCS’s impact so deeply in my heart? I see it every day—the unique magic of HCS. I see it in the faces of our parents as they drop off their children each morning, feeling reassured and able to focus on their own studies or careers. I’m proud that our teacher turnover rate remains incredibly low, and that teachers return to HCS after having children of their own, choosing to continue building their careers here. I see our staff continually refining their teaching methods, inspired by professional development opportunities. I watch our families form a vibrant, supportive community, where they recognize and celebrate the beauty of their impact on one another.
And I see it in you, our dedicated supporters. Your respect, appreciation and commitment help make all of this possible.
I look forward to welcoming you all to our joyful and enduring new campus, complete with three classrooms, an administrative and parent education building, two state-of-the-art playgrounds and an edible garden for the students to nurture. I look forward to sharing with you the emotions and impact represented in our new home.
In partnership,
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Stevie Lee
Executive Director
Horizon Community School
Apply to HCS.
Horizon Community School is currently accepting applications for Marin City residents 18–36 months old. You can download the application here.
Request a paper copy of the application.
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To request a printed copy, please contact Angie Evans at 415-619-3997 or
Return your completed application to:
Marin Horizon School
Attn: Angie Evans
305 Montford Ave
Mill Valley, CA 94941